Pressure cooker and the like



Oct. 21, 1952 w. A. WELDEN 2,614,725

' PRESSURE cooKEE AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 6, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 I nvenEOr: W195 Eta/m 11. We Eden Z19 21 M Wm (Hfigs Oct. 21, 1952 w WELDEN 2,614,725

' PRESSURE COOKER AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 6, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 lnvenio Wdzmmflei den M L W Patented Oct. 21, 195 2 UNITED PRESSURECOOKERANDTHEEIKE- i William A. Weldon, Stamford. Connl. ,,assignor to, I Revere Copper. and B a s Ep ot-no med. Rene.

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light. of the accompanying drawings of a specific embodiment of the invention selected for.- illustrative purposes, while the scope of the invention will be more particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In. the drawings: Fi 1:. is a: pla Ofq he pressure cook r accordingto the. invention;

- Fi 2 is an elevation, qithe. pres ure co ker qr cQrdinetoFig. 1;.

. "F 3. is a bo tom pl n view of the combined wei ht andpr s u e gauge f r t e pressure rel f. valve, according to the invention;

- N Fig. 4 is a. bOttOIIL plan view of the combined a Weight and pressure gauge with the pressure relief fvalve attached, according to the invention;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section onthe line 5e-5 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale, with parts in ele-.

v vation;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on the line 6-5 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale with parts in elevation; I I

Fig. '7 is a plan view of the body of the handle extension for the cover according to Figs. '1, 2 and 5;

Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the body of the handle extension according to Fig. '7; I

' Fig. 9 is a plan of the tiltable valvecarrying member according to the precedingfigures;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the valve carrying member accordingto Fig. 9;

Figs. 11, 12 and 13 are sections of the valve and valve seat, according to Fig. 6',- withparts in different operative positions;

Fig. 14 is a bottom plan view 'of the valve seat according to Fig. 6; 1

Fig. 15 is a section, corresponding to Fig. 9,-

showing a modified form of valve seat;

Fig. 16 is an elevation of a modified form of pressure cooker according to the invention;

Fig. 17 is a side elevation'of the pressure relief valve and associated parts according to Fig. 16,

with parts broken away;

Fig. 18 is an elevation of- .the parts shown by Fig-1? as viewed from the right, with parts in section;

. Fig. 19 is a plan ofthe valve carrying casing accordingto Fi 16,1 andisz-and .Eiga20 is a sideielevation of; theparts shown '1 Fi s. .17 and 18. s

Bending. to the drawin s. .thenres ure' coo er 'tion t hew ercdss f n e Ii -l isa a1 e cured to, the under side or th dn a edlng ft llustr ted Qomnnsss a containe ar se side all 1 and. ntesr 7. he: lo s. t omv Breie ablv he te m d oi sh t m a i such. steel. dee rawin Q e .A sh wn.adiace t iefthe side walls are formed outward y flari g trustee f r ided ad; ed w t t e s is tlvunwa d1 co t nuous-annular e 9-,, we rdl an own a d rusto conicale se: ansel 1 ion. 9. bein onnec ed b a of; th ant a.

, hefir stoscen els" b m p nyii of hec ntain r e ve rli e the; container, is .alsopreferablyformed of sh eti metal such as stainless steel. f

In the cooker illustratedthe covercarries a annular gasket l5. of yieldable elastic rnateri for example vulcanized synthetic rubber, suitab plasticized"duPontnylon, or the;like.. As shown,- the gasket is of wedge-shaped'cross-sectionjfitfibe r atab yecei ed -ith upper edge or base and its outer annular surface being shaped to'fltin'the recess between the iIL-i terior sides of the portion9, roundedcorner tl-3-,-

andedge flange ll of the cover when: sprung'into. such recess; The gasket extends well mewins lower edge' of the cover edge-fian'geto provide an apex portion ll of reduced thickness, which 'ponf tion extends radially outward beyond theilowenf' edge of the flange to adaptthe1outen ar-ln-ular surface of the apex portion tjofxseat 'yi'eldiingly' on; I the interiorwalls of re istere brim portiorit oi the container. As illustrated, the container at its briinis' pro new. w h n in rd te t 1 ii i jl p sh n extend ng ior o t 180 of the ginai; 1 xt nt oi the. flared ortion 59 he con ainer... Ca .ie by the co er i la hand e x ensi ifl preferably orm oiioi shes metal, ue... as ess st el-l As shown. theha dlee s s qni te rally forme h. a diskike asep rtion I whichr ts ontop o the e 'e towardonelai ral. d e. th reo an is connected h ui a le manner. pre erab y by s o d ne.

'h 2 for examp by spot weldin is Plate 2.5

Th s p ate. t it end ad acent the. co ta ner,

- termed with a downtu ned portion 2'! ex -.r

thisl iownt rneirfiirt imitates. Q12 31% -Ili- 1'55 gauge could not be readily accomplished were thegaugeof-the-Bourdontype;,4-

x The" valve seat-member 59 is preferably formed of'Qresilient synthetic rubber-or other material which will withstand the cooking. temperatures and not be adversely affected. by grease; As

shown (see Fig. 11'), it comprises a cylindrical portion ID! with which at opposite endsithereof respectively: are integrally formed'annular lateral endl'flange's I09 and III, the flange. I III being ela'stic -enough to be deformedand permit the member "to be sprung-intothe opening formed by Itwill be understand in,,;theabove'connectiqns that when heat is initially applied tqrtheipressure cooker the valve will be opened by placing the gauge in its tilted-position, shownby Fig. 2, to permit air to escape from the cooker. 1 As soon as steam is observed to issue through thevalve seat member the gauge will be flipped by the op.-

,erator to cause the valve 6| to seat. on the. valve seat: member, and thelatter will move laterally, if necessary, relative to the cover, to cause the valve automatically. to seat aboutiitsfperiphery.

the perforations 55 and 51 in the cover and base 23 of the handle extension 2I. passage of the pressure fluid through the vyalve For permitting seat member it is formed with an axial opening 'I- I3 which at one end is shown as formed with .a conical valve seat I I5. Preferably, the flange ,I 99 at its under side is formed with the radially extending grooves II'I intersecting the'opening H3 in the member to eliminate the possibility of leaflikevegetables or the like clogging saidopening.

Preferably the cylindrical .portion I01. of the valve seat member has a diameter less. than that v member. is, thus relieved v.of the Weight ofithe gauge,' the peripheral edges onlyof thegflanges will be in contact with theunderisurface of the cover and the upper surface of the base 23 0f the handle extension 2I, as shown in Fig. 1 1. -When thevalve is;-initially-closed, as shown in Fig; '12, theweight-of the valve and gauge will cause the valve seat member to be-deprjessedto cause the lower surface of the upper flange I I I tobear substantially throughout its extent against the upper surface of the-base 23'of the handle extension. This will prevent any escape of pressure fluid about the exterior of the valve seat member through the opening-in-the'cover and handle extension base from theinterior of the pressure cooker. When the pressure builds up sufficiently in the-container withthe valve closed the valve seat member and valvefwilllift and the lower flange I99 will be deformed by the pressure to cause it-to seat throughout its-extent on the under sideof the cover as viewedin Figi 13;,so as still to prevent pressure fluidfromescaping from the interior ofthe container through the opening in the cover which receives the valve seat member. The dished out construction of the flanges causes a minimum of surface contact between them and the surfaces on which they are adapted to rest so as to facilitate lateral move ment of the valve seat member; and further acts to prevent entrance of foreign matter between them and the seating surfaces when the'cover is not in use. This, dished out construction, particularly that of the upper flange II I, acts to trap air under that flange when the valveis in raised position, so that when the weight of the valve is initially applied to the valve seat member to flatten said flange the trapped air will tend to escape from beneath the flange radially'outward thereof, which will act to cause thevalve seat member to float on a film of air while said flange is flattening, which floating will facilitate the valve moving the valve seat member laterally to cause the valve properly to seat.

2.0 i the valve will open to permit the gradual. escape At the termination of the cooking operation the valve may be again-flipped open .;to"irlieve the cooker of pressure. The parts are so designed that when the valve is flipped into, its open position the center of gravity of the gaugejandasso+ ciated parts will be to the right of thepivotpin maintained in open position. I

Ifthe pressure in the cooker becomes excessive 15; as viewed in Fig. :2, so that the valve willf'be of steam without the valve being thrown wide open by the'p'ressure. This is because of the ex.-

tenslve substantially parallel relatively closely spacedsurfacesdeflning the upper and lower sides of the space between the plate GS-and the upper surface of the base portion 23 of the handle extension 2I. It has been found that-in absence vent the buildin up of an excessive mean efof such a construction the pressure,whenitacts to open the valve will open 'it to its limit of travel, violently throwing it upwardinto itsdotted line position shown by Fig.2. -*It*i's} believed that the'improved action is due'to the fact that the steam passing outward through the space mentioned tends to expand andfcondense-and thus form a reduced pressure zone adjacent; the peripheral portions of the space and thereby'prefective pressure in the space tending unduly to force the valve upward. A further functionof theplate 69 is that it acts asa shield for protecting the operator fdrom an upwa'rdly directed jet ofsteam' f In the form of the valve seat member-fshown by Fig. 15 the perforated cylindrical body 1 I 9 and perforated upper flange IZI thereof are integrally formed of metal; the lower end portion ofthe bore in the cylindrical body being of enlarged diameter to form a recess I23.

tween the cover I and the flange I21 is a washer I29, of resilient material such as synthetic rub-' ber, adapted to contact with the under sideyof the cover when the valve is closed and the valve seat rises because of the building up of pressure in the container. A similar washer I30 is positioned beneath the flange; IZI insurrounding re-' lation to the body portion I I9 for seating on the upper side of the handle extension base,23 when the valve is initially closed, so as to prevent escape of pressure fluid from the container under such conditions. Either or both of these. washers however may be omitted, in which case thesurfaces of the flanges and the surfaces on which they seat are preferably ground to-secure satisfactory seating.

In the form of the invention shown by Figs. 16 to 20 the pressure relief valve I3I is formed integrally with a relatively heavy casing I33 which v This recess'is interiorly screw-threaded as indicated at I 25; and in it is removably screw-threa'dedjthe upwardly spot welding.

7 'refnovablyr'eceives the pressure gauge GG. As shown, the gauge is provided with a casing I35 closed at' its top by the crystal I9 beneath which is the graduateddial 89 as in the modification herein previously described. At its bottom the casing has a large diameter central opening I31 permanently closed by thecorrugated flexible diaphragm I39 which is soldered at its edges to the casing as indicated at I40 and, when flexed, moves the actuating member I 4: for the gauge mechanism. As 'shown, the casing I33 is in the form of a having the lateral walls I43 and integrally therewith a bottom I45 corresponding to the plate, 69. of the modification heretofore describecu Shown as integrally formed with this bottom-is the irusto-conical valve I3I,.the bottom being closed except for the passage I49 extending through the valve for admitting pressure fiuid into the cup for flexing the diaphragm "of the gauge. It will be understood however that, if

gauge casing being correspondingly exteriorly screw-threaded at its. lower portion so that the gauge may be detachably secured to the casing 133; As shown, the bottom of the cup is provided interiorly thereof with an annular groove 153 receiving the flat annular gasket I55, which gasket isadapted to be compressed between the bottom, of'the groove and the bottom of the gauge casing to make a fluid tight joint between the latter and the casing I33.

Asshown in Figs. 16 and 17, the valve seat member 59 is located at the center of the cover I. For tiltably supporting the gauge in this modification, the cover carries at its upper side a U-shaped member having the base I51, and at each of opposite ends thereof the upwardly extending perforated'ears I59, the base being secured tothe cover in any suitable way as by I The casing I33, as shown, is provided with a downwardly extending boss Ifil integrally formedtherewith. Extending through the-perforations of the ears I59 are pins I63, the reduced diameterportions I65 of the pins being screw-threaded intothe boss, so that the perforations in the ears serve as bearings for the pins, permitting the valve to be readily tilted into open and screwed into the hub portion or boss H of the plate 69. I

It will be understood that, within the scope of the appended claim, wide deviations may be made from the forms of the invention described without departing from the spirit of the invention. t

I claim: a

A pressure cooker cover having a handle extension provided with a grip portion, said extension having a base portion conforming to the upper side of the cover and secured thereto, said base portion being provided with a vent opening for the, cover and carrying upstanding ears spaced transversely thereof and positioned between said vent opening and said grip portion, a relief valvev for controllingsaid vent opening,

a weight for controlling 'said valve having a hottomsurface in closely adjacent relation to the upper side of said base portion, and means mounting said weight adjacent its bottom surface at one side thereof on said ears for swinging about ahorizontalv axis.

WILLIAM A.

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